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Courts in three different jurisdictions recently handed down decisions against commercial tenants in disputes with their landlords over rent obligations during the COVID-19 pandemic, rejecting the tenants' common law defenses [...]

The Capital Markets Modernization Taskforce was established in February 2020 and mandated to make recommendations to modernize Ontario's capital markets regulation. An initial report was published in July 2020 for [...]

The Capital Markets Modernization Taskforce was established in February 2020 and mandated to make recommendations to modernize Ontario's capital markets regulation. An initial report was published in July 2020 for [...]

The Capital Markets Modernization Taskforce was established in February 2020 and mandated to make recommendations to modernize Ontario's capital markets regulation. An initial report was published in July 2020 for [...]

Anyone who has used Ninth Street to cross Tompkins Square Park has seen the skateboarders who occupy its northeast corner. Many of them call it the T.F. Others call it [...]

Byline: Daniel J. Weiss Even with the recent domestic oil boom, the U.S. still imports one-third of this vital commodity. This is nearly the same amount as when the ban [...]

Byline: Daniel J. Weiss High oil and gasoline prices strain families' budgets and slow economic growth. But we have a proven tool to temporarily reduce prices: sell oil from the [...]

Byline: Daniel J. Weiss Unrest in Libya and Egypt is driving up oil prices, stirring concerns that gasoline could hit $5 a gallon by summer. Like a smoker's persistent cough, [...]

The article discusses George Zactelco, an United States army recruitment officer who began boot camp to go to the Iraq War. The article follows Zactelco as he experiences boot camp and prepares himself for going to war. The article looks at bootcamp from both Zactelco's point of view, and the anti-war point of view, and examines the impact the Iraq War is having on society in the United States.

LEAD: ANN SULLIVAN acts as the eyes and ears of Connecticut in the nation's capital. ANN SULLIVAN acts as the eyes and ears of Connecticut in the nation's capital. She […]

The article reports that the University of Chile in Santiago has been shut by new rector José Luis Federici for 30 days because of faculty and student protests. The university's students and faculty members widely opposed Federici's appointment. In the 142-year history of the country's largest and most important center of higher education, the closure is unprecedented. According to Federici, the closing of the university is a preventive measure that would permit discussion of differences between the government and the university groups.

The article reports on protests staged by students against the Chilean government's higher education policies. A state of siege was imposed on universities, students and faculty members following an unsuccessful assassination attempt against Chilean President General Augusto Pinochet. A law may be imposed to stop campus dissent.

Opinion. Debates on the need for affirmative action. Comments by members of the Generation X on diversity and plurality.

The article reports that Maria Paz Santibanez, a female student was shot in the head by a soldier on a street in Santiago during a protest of the military regime's interference in the governance of the University of Chile. Chilean academics and church leaders have called for an investigation of the incident. Military authorities said the Santibanez was shot in self-defense after demonstrators attacked a policeman during the march in Santiago.

The article reports on the reopening of the University of Chile by appointed rector, Jose Luis Federici. The rector initially closed down the university because of widespread student and faculty opposition to his appointment, which according to him made the college ungovernable. Federici was the university's first civilian rector since General Pinochet and the military seized power in a coup in 1973.

The article reports on student and faculty's strikes and walkouts to demand an end to Chilean government appointments of university administrators. The students and faculty also called for increases in salaries and financial aid. According to the article, the protests were exacerbated by the dismissal of the rector of the University of Chile.

The article reports that student leaders from publicly financed universities in Chile have called for a nationwide student strike that will start on August 26, 1987. According to the article, the students will push through with the strike if their demands for academic autonomy and increased government funds for higher education are not met. On the other hand, faculty members will stage separate strikes at the Universities of Chile and Concepcion to demand for a 30-percent salary increase.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including "A Saner Charter School Debate" in the March 17, 2014 issue, "3 Years of Strife and Cruelty Put Syria in Free Fall" in the March 18, 2014 issue and "A Broken Military Justice System" in the March 18, 2014 issue.